Sarojini

Sarojini meaning

Sarojini (सरोजिनी) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.

A pond full of lotuses; a multitude of lotuses

Also used to mean: pond of lotuses

Sarojini (सरोजिनी) is the Sanskrit sarojinī, the feminine of sarojin, "having lotuses", from saroja, "lotus". Monier-Williams gives it as a pond abounding in lotuses, or a multitude of lotuses, and notes that it is sometimes loosely taken to mean a single lotus flower. Name lists give both "lotus" and "pond of lotuses"; the second is the exact sense. The name's most famous bearer is Sarojini Naidu, the poet known as the Nightingale of India, who was a leader of the freedom movement and became the first woman to govern an Indian state.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1183 · entry sarojinī · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, sarojinī, p. 1183 · Wikipedia, Sarojini Naidu

Famous namesakes

• Sarojini Naidu, poet and freedom-movement leader (1879–1949)

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First sound स

Shatabhisha nakshatra, pada 2 · Kumbh rashi

This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is सा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

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